From the Philippines to Colombia, low-paid workers label training data for AI models used by the likes of Amazon, Facebook, Google, and Microsoft.
Category: Business / Artificial Intelligence
The Chatbots Are Now Talking to Each Other
ChatGPT-style chatbots that pretend to be people are being used to help companies develop new product and marketing ideas.
Chatbot Hallucinations Are Poisoning Web Search
Untruths spouted by chatbots ended up on the web—and Microsoft’s Bing search engine served them up as facts. Generative AI could make search harder to trust.
Google Assistant Finally Gets a Generative AI Glow-Up
Google is adding AI capabilities from its chatbot Bard to the humble Google Assistant, allowing the virtual helper to make sense of images and draw on data in documents and emails.
How to Use ChatGPT’s New Image Features
OpenAI’s new image analysis update for its chatbot is both impressive and frightening. Here’s how to use it, and some advice for your experiments.
Six Months Ago Elon Musk Called for a Pause on AI. Instead Development Sped Up
Earlier this year, prominent AI and tech experts signed a letter calling for a halt to advanced AI development. When WIRED checked back in, some signatories said they had never expected it to work.
FedEx’s New Robot Loads Delivery Trucks Like It’s Playing 3D Tetris
FedEx handles over 15 million packages daily. A two-armed, AI-infused robot is now helping pack some of them into delivery trucks with expert care.
AI Hurricane Predictions Are Storming the World of Weather Forecasting
This year’s hurricane season provides a test run for the idea that machine-learning algorithms can improve weather forecasts. So far, the AI models are making good calls.
This New Autonomous Drone for Cops Can Track You In the Dark
Startup Skydio says its powerful new drone for public safety can reduce the need for high-speed chases. Civil liberties groups warn that few rules govern police use of drones.
Getty Images Plunges Into the Generative AI Pool
Stock-photo giant Getty Images has partnered with Nvidia to build an image generator. Just like with other tools of its ilk, questions remain about who should get credit for the pictures it dreams up.